Hardest rugby union tackle.?

Question

Mine, Scott Gibbs stopping Oz Du Rant,Lions Tour to South Africa

Answer 1

Either josh lewsey on matt rogers in 2003 or jonny wilkinson on justin bishop in six nations ireland england game in the same year.

Answer 2

Michael Jones hands down broke more ribs than any other, and all done legally. Willie O, Brian Lima and Jerry Collins.

Answer 3

Dale 'The Chief' McIntyre's two tackles on Andy Robinson (I think?) for Pontypridd against Bath in the Heinekin cup.

Answer 4

Josh Lewsey on Matt Rogers. Broke his ribs and in Matt Rogers own words "ended my surfing career"

Answer 5

JPR Williams and Scott Hastings were both renouned hard tacklers. So I suppose some of theirs, but I couldn't single out one.

Answer 6

Try watching rugby league then you will see hard tackles

Answer 7

Josh Lewsey on Matt Rogers

Answer 8

it's the spear tackle,by the way there banded  

Answer 9

try these for size

Answer 10

johnny wilkinson nailing tat italian prop in the six nations 2004 massive.

Answer 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzrhBRzcB...

or this for me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwDTIiGSE...

Can't believe no one's mentioned the chiropractor yet.

Answer 12

The worst player in the world is earl rose for the golden lions so i must say the massive tackle in the super 14 on earl rose by doug howlett IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE

Answer 13

I liked George Gregan putting Richard Loe on his back.

Stirling Mortlock tackles very hard.  As do Jerry Collins and John Smit

But as an Aussie, I'll go with Josh Lewsey on Mat Rogers.  I do recall that  and it was very hard.

Answer 14

There are hundreds but the one that stands out for me is when Jerry Collins smashed Colin Charvis a couple of years back. Nearly cut him in half. He didn't get up(Charvis) and Tana Umaga had to make sure he didn't swallow he tongue. That one made me feel sorry for Charvis and I'm an AB fan.

Answer 15

Topo Rodriguez' hit on Hika Reid in Bledisloe Cup game in NZ in the 80's. Try saving, bone crunching tackle.

Answer 16

Check out anything involving Brian Lima, aka The Chiropracter

Answer 17

I loved that tackle and I'm a great rugby fan from Llanelli, Stradey Park was my playground as a child, but my favourite hard-man of rugby is Sebastian Chabal, the last Spartan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePto52GQr...

This is also a good hard tackle clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoT1dfcTU...